Cameos of a Chinese City by Mary Darley
1917. First Edition. 210 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with black lettering to spine and front board. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Plates are bright and clear. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate crushing to spine ends, with splitting, fraying and loss to the head, tail and joints. Cloth has moderate damp and dust stains. Moderate tanning to spine. Book has a slight forward lean.